Gast gun mechanism

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf firearm operating system
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gast gun mechanism
gptkbp:influenced later aircraft machine guns
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:inventedBy Karl Gast
gptkbp:notableFeature high rate of fire
uses recoil from one barrel to operate the other
gptkbp:principle reciprocating dual-barrel system
gptkbp:usedIn MG 15 machine gun
MG 42 prototype
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:23_mm_GSh-23_cannon
gptkb:GSh-23_cannon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7